Key Asian nations join global backlash against Russia, with an eye toward China
Washington Post
By Ellen Nakashima, John Hudson, Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Cate Cadell
When Japan in recent days announced an aggressive set of sanctions to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, it wasn’t just Moscow it wished to signal, according to U.S. and Asian officials.
It was also China.
Japan, not typically a sanctions hawk, wanted to ensure that Beijing drew the right lesson from Russia’s invasion of a weaker neighbor. Moscow would pay a high price.
Some key countries in East Asia are joining with the West to take what is for them the exceptional step of imposing significant financial sanctions, officials and analysts say, brought together by outrage at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and concern over China’s growing aggression in the region.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/03/ukraine-asia-sanctions/
Article says the nations are Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.
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